Ev Williams' Medium Buys Journalism Startup Matter

Medium, the publishing platform launched by Twitter's co-founder Ev Williams, has acquired a long-form journalism startup called Matter for an undisclosed sum, the two companies announced Wednesday.

Matter raised more than $140,000 from a Kickstarter campaign in early 2012 — nearly three times its original goal — to produce in-depth science and technology stories, and published its first piece in November. The startup was founded by Jim Giles, a freelance science and technology reporter, and Bobbie Johnson, who previously worked as an editor at The Guardian and Gigaom. Matter publishes one long-form article each month and provides a platform for investigative reporters to work closely with editors and designers on their stories. Read more...